How to Use conjure in a Sentence

conjure

verb

• The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.
• Leave it to the British to conjure up some cheeky celebrity dirt.
  — Devon Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 17 Jan. 2018
• With two outs in the sixth, the Padres finally conjured a run.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2017
• New dreams can be conjured, but first the nightmares have to fade.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
• Also: Just ask, and David will still conjure wines to match.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020
• The rest of the team left, conjured the plan and returned a few hours later to make sure the home was secure.
  — Shandel Richardson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• What magic did Khloé have to conjure to get that IG name?
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 17 Apr. 2018
• The Nun 2 has conjured up a winner at the box office this weekend.
  — Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
• Summer conjures vacations at the seashore, the cry of gulls, warm sand between the toes and evening fires on the beach.
  — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2019
• For some, a glazed donut conjures up images of tasty treats from Krispy Kreme or Dunkin’.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 3 Aug. 2023
• The cards are then spread on a round table where Wind will sit and conjure his mischief.
  — David Segal, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
• But in this case, Putin has conjured up his own nemesis.
  — Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2023
• Although the name might conjure a place that's a little rough around the edges, don't be fooled—the food at Stinky's is top notch.
  — Coastal Living, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
• Anyone who wants an end to the agony of the past 15 months must conjure up at least a quarter measure of hope.
  — Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
• But it’s not a piece of cake to conjure up, and conditions matter.
  — Lisa Damour, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2020
• Now think about what that brand name conjures up today.
  — Matt Sebra, GQ, 7 Sep. 2017
• Nothing left for Merlin to do but conjure himself a job in the NFL.
  — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2022
• All of that was about building lasting bonds that words alone do not conjure up.
  — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• The Broncos didn’t call timeout and went to the other end, hoping to conjure a shot in the chaos of a full-court scramble.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2022
• Your third-grade DIY volcano could not conjure up such feels.
  — Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• For most of us, the word probably doesn’t conjure up the sexiest thoughts.
  — Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor, 21 Apr. 2020
• What links them is the way both artists conjure motion that is contained within the frame, so that the gestures pulse and coil.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
• Arcis, as the SEC states, had a history to conjure with.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2021
• That’s the second backup in two weeks who conjured up a career-best game against USC.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
• Weerasethakul’s goal in his work is to conjure up a world that closely resembles the scramble of time.
  — The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
• Bachman’s songs—rags, reels and country blues, many named for sites and sounds of Virginia—conjured an easy sense of the past.
  — Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
• Like Summertime ‘06, the songs conjure the heat and misery — but not so much the parties and hookups — of July.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 14 July 2021
• My fellow guests conjured him and asked the eternal query: Who swung that hatchet?
  — Andrea Simakis, cleveland, 20 Oct. 2019
• Ronaldo is seemingly able to conjure up energetic soccer balls from thin air and use them to attack his opponents.
  — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
• The system also conjured up a tornado, with a twister reported near Edcouch, Texas, about 25 miles northeast of McAllen, that damaged several structures.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025